The following books have been
major influences in shaping skills and implementation habits of family farm
and non-farm business managers:
Good to Great, Jim Collins, 2001.
Collins wrote Built to Last, a classic management study in the
1990's showing how great companies achieved sustained performance.
This sequel looks at the real management DNA that allows good, mediocre
and even bad companies to achieve enduring greatness.
The One Minute Manager, Kenneth
Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, 1981.
This quick read gives some great insights into goal setting, praising, and
reprimanding employees.
Who Moved My Cheese, Ken Blanchard,
et al.
Great quick read on dealing with change in a family business and what
happens to those who refuse to adapt to changing environments.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People, Steven Covey
Steven Covey focuses on seven key habits for building balanced strategic
plans in all phases of life.
The Practice of Management, Peter
Drucker, first copyright 1954
This was the first book to look at management as a whole, depicting
management as a distinct function; it has been an international bestseller
for more than fifty years.
